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Gay Marriage Decision May Not Hurt Obama or Help the Religious Right
By David Gibson - Politics DailyWhen the Obama administration announced that it would adopt a matador defense on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the reaction from conservative Christian activists alternated between rage and celebration that the president had basically allowed the political right a slam dunk for the 2012 campaign. The Justice Department declared that it would no longer argue in court on behalf of a key restriction against gay marriage contained in the law, which effectively gives gay marriage a pass from the executive branch -- and gives the religious right a debating point. Related ...
Social Conservatives Feel Ignored by GOP 'Pledge,' but Will That Matter?
By David Gibson - Politics DailyConservatives are continuing a heated debate as to whether the "Pledge to America," the new election manifesto from House Republicans, goes far enough in specifying how spending and taxes will be cut if the party takes control of Congress, and whether its flag-waving and anti-liberal tone will rally Tea Party supporters and disaffected independents to support the GOP in November. But the verdict of many social conservatives who have helped lock in Republican successes in past electoral cycles seems decidedly ambivalent, at times even downright negative, and could create a speed bump, if not ...
Pat Robertson's Regent University Gets Bailout
By David Gibson - Politics DailyRegent University is the Virginia Beach-based school founded by televangelist Pat Robertson to educate a new generation of conservative Christians for leadership roles in politics and society, and it has enjoyed much success: Virginia's new governor, Bob McDonnell, is a Regent grad and a rising star in the Republican Party, and George W. Bush hired some 150 Regent grads to work in his administration. (Though at least one famous example, Monica Goodling of the attorneys general firing controversy, didn't work out so well.) But influential alums are not translating into fundraising gains for ...
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